Politics and mythology quiz with answers

Indrasabha: Indian Politics and Mythology quiz

Host: Devwrat Dube

Maryada aur Dharma

1. 25 questions

2. Star marked questions to be used for tie breaking.

3. 12 politics, 12 mythology, 1 = marriage b/w politics +

mythology.

4. No phones, no help only shadyantra and chakravyuh.

5. Quizmaster is above those people who are talked

about in the quiz

1. In Hinduism, Himavat is the personification of

Himalayas and the father of X & Y. He is therefore the

father in law of Shiva and Kartikeya spent much of his

childhood with his maternal aunt Y, who is herself a

much revered and much spoken about Goddess. She also

finds mention during election times.

2. The list below contains 59 items. Some of them are given. What is

the list called? ! For exact answer. ½ for funda.

Almirah, Balloon, banana, batsman, battery

torch, bread, brush, brief case, table, pen,

coat, coconut, Doli(palanquin), fork, frock,

lady purse, pressure cooker, whistle, violin,

walking stick, TV, spoon etc.

List of free symbols

3. The name is derived form a Sanskrit word meaning crystal.• According to Vishnu Purana it is made up of gold

ruby & lapis lazuli. It is located as pillar of six peaks making a lotus.

• It has never been successfully climbed after several attempts. The Chinese banned attempts to climb it saying : “If we conquer it, we conquer something in people’s soul”

3. X is a book written by Y about which Anna

Hazare commented:

“This book is a manifesto for our times & for the

anti-corruption movement, and for an effective

model for the nation.”

Part points.

4. According to Hindu mythology, Apasmāra was

a dwarf who represented ignorance and

epilepsy. Where have we seen and ‘ignored’

Apasmara.

• Pic on next slide is a clue.

Ignorance had to be kept alive but under control so Lord shiva took nataraj form to tame Apasmara.

5. In a joint effort by CNN-IBN and Google, Anna Hazare, Omar

Abdullah, Sadananda Gowda (ex-CM Karnataka) and Sharad

Pawar answered public questions. The campaign was called :

The India Election __________ Series.

The word in the blank is mostly known to us in the form of social

media conversations and conferences.

6. The story of Narakasura has a feminist angle to

it in South India where it is believed that the

demon met his death by an avatar of his mother

Bhudevi, when his father Krishna momentarily

closed his eyes in exhaustion.

Give me the avatar. (Next slide)

Notice tha change in position of the logos. Hidden message.

SATYABHAMA

7. Connect

8. Referred to as X in Hindu mythology, Benzaiten is the goddess of

everything that flows: water, words, speech, eloquence and music

and by extension, knowledge. The original characters used to write

her name read "Biancaitian" in Chinese and "Bensaiten" in

Japanese and reflect her role as the goddess of eloquence. Because

the Sutra of Golden Light promised protection of the state, in Japan

she became a protector-deity, at first of the state and then of

people. Lastly, she became one of the Seven Gods of Fortune when

the Sino-Japanese characters used to write her name changed

to(Benzaiten), emphasizing her role in bestowing monetary fortune.

8. Which party?

10. He was the son of Shardwan and Janapadi. He was

brought up by King Shantanu, the great-grandfather of

the Pandavas. C grew up to become an expert in the art

of warfare. He was assigned the task of teaching the

young princes all about warfare. He fought in the great

battle of Kurukshetra for the Kauravas side. Afterwards,

he was appointed to be the teacher and preceptor of

Parikshit, the grandson of Arjuna

CONGRESS-J

11. connect

12.

KAMARAJ

14. Y – was Daughter of a fisherman and the mother of X. X is considered to be an expansion of Lord Krishna Himself. He was born on an island in the river Yamuna. He was dark-complexioned and hence may be called by the name Krishna (black), and also the name_____________, meaning island-born. Within Buddhism he appears in 2 Jataka tales. In Brahm Avtar composition present in Dasam Granth, Second Scripture of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh mentioned him as avtar of Brahma.

X- krishna dwaipayana, ved vyasY – satyavati

15. X is a team effort of concerned individuals – scholars, activists, writers, journalists – to create a space for critical engagement on a wide range of issues of the contemporary world. We could say that the only answer to media empires today is “becoming media” ourselves.

Classification of Articles – Media, Politics and dissent.

The idea of the X/ karavaan as we envisage it, then, is best rendered in this well-known couplet by Majrooh Sultanpuri:

Main akela hi chalaa tha jaanib-e-manzil magarLog saath aate gaye… karavaan banta gaya

Next slide image

Kafila

16. He is son of Renuka and the saptarishi Jamadagni.He is most known for ridding the world ofkshatriyas twenty-one times over after themighty king Kartavirya killed his father. Heplayed important roles in the Mahabharata andRamayana, serving as mentor to Karna andDrona. He also fought back the advancing seasto save the lands of Konkan, Malabar and Kerala.

Parshuram

17. Jagdish Kaur, a prime eye witness of 1984 punjab riots told ToI that everyone watching

doordarshan during Indiara’s Funeral had seen him raise his hand in anger and say the

following:

khoon ka badla khoon se lenge, khoon ka badla khoon se lenge.

Indira ji ko marne walon ke ghar tak khoon ke cheetein pahunchenge.

Unhone sirf Rajiv ki maa ko nahi maara hai, bharat ki maa ko bhi maara hai.

Following reports, a case has been registered against him in Australian courts under

human rights violence but not in India. Sikhs have written letters to Obama, Madame

Taussads, Mayavati and everyone with any status whatsoever in the world to take action

against him but no one has.

18. Allah has 1001 names. According to Quran a good Muslim remembers 1000 names of Allah but only one being has to remember all 1001 names because the story of the creation of this being involves Allah himself. He is made up of half of the raw material Allah used.

Camel

19. At what place does this

memorial stand. I want the

exact spot or the event that

happened at this spot.

Whose painting is this = 1/2

Rajiv Gandhi death spot

20. X in Hindu mythology is the crescent-shaped irresistible and most destructive personal weapon of Kali and Shiva, discharged by the mind, the eyes, words, or a bow. Never to be used against lesser enemies or by lesser warriors, the X is capable of destroying creation and vanquishing all beings.It was used in the Mahabharata war by Arjuna to kill Jayadratha. It was used against Lakshmana by Meghanada.The most important of all Shiva temples located in Kathmandu, Nepal has the deity who shares the name of the weapon and uses it.

Pasupatastra

22. Who is the lyricist of this song? Name the album also.

Kapil sibbalRaunaq

23. Duryodhan is considered to be the personification of ______________.It began since he was born or that his deeds reflect the entire of _________

Kaliyug

23. X was the last person to be hanged inside Tihar jail, before Afzal guru met his fate. His partener in crime- Y had died and so could not be tried. The nation wanted to express anger but the thought of security was on everyone’s mind. So the communities other than those of the two involved unknowingly started humiliating the other community about issues and that has led to the immortalisation of the two in a form they would not have even imagined.

How have the two been immortalised?

What was their crime?

Satwant singh and Beant singhSanta Banta JokesIndira Gandhi murder.

24. Gangeya, or Bheeshm is how he is known

to us, what was the name that he used beofre

the Title of bheeshma was bestowed in him by

his father Z.

The name and Z

25. Where would you find such transformation.

Ved vyas V.V GiriBhishma GandhiDuryodhan Indira gandhiDhritrashtra NehruBheem ArmyVidur Vallabh bhai patelArjun Press